Teaching All the Children

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Teaching All the Children focuses on one of the most urgent educational issues of our time: the literacy needs of students in urban schools. At a time when views of learning are narrowing, the volume emphasizes the ways biological, psychological, social, and structural forces interweave to construct literacy learning trajectories. The volume is ambitious in scope, tackling curricular, assessment, and instructional issues at all grade levels. The multivocal nature of the book promises to resonate with multiple audiences, making it a valuable tool for preservice teachers, practicing professionals, teacher educators, and administrators. - Alfredo J. Artiles, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

Teaching All the Children captures the best of research, theory, and advocacy. Too often educational publications do not translate theory into applications for teachers, principals, and parents: this book is one of the best I have read at making the theoretical practical. The book is full of outstanding frameworks and strategies for improving schools. In Newark, we have seen the effects of these ideas translate into significant achievement gains for a growing number of our schools. I recommend this book without hesitation to superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, and community stakeholders. It is one of those rare books that should be read, reviewed, and applied throughout a school year. - Marion Bolden, Superintendent, Newark, NJ, Public Schools

So much of academic achievement stems from the belief that all students can succeed at the highest performance levels. This publication represents one of the few books that begin with data related to changing population demographics in America, and immediately provide excellent suggestions that teachers, parents, and policymakers can use to accelerate learning for all students. Rather than lowering expectations for students, the editors and authors of this dynamic book make suggestions for how all students can avoid the label of 'underperforming.' Uniquely valuable, the concepts and strategies provided here can easily be applied to suburban and rural school communities as well as urban ones. - Larry Leveritt, Superintendent, Greenwich, CT, Public Schools